King of the Hill DVDs

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A number of King of the Hill season sets have been released on DVD since 2003 in region 1 and in region 2 in 2006. This article attempts to document them all. The sets have all been issued by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. For details on episodes listed below, please see List of King of the Hill episodes.

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[edit] Region 1

All of the below are region 1 (North America) box sets featuring entire seasons of the show. As yet, no single disc compilation standalone DVDs have been released as they have with The Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy.

[edit] The Complete First Season

This is the first King of the Hill box set, released on July 1, 2003 with a list price of $39.98. It contains all thirteen episodes from the first season (1997) spread across three DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and Spanish, and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English and Spanish.

This set is the only one to present the episodes in production order; seasons 2 and onward were issued in airdate order.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1:

  • Pilot
  • Square Peg
  • The Order of the Straight Arrow
  • Luanne's Saga
  • Hank's Got the Willies

Disc 2:

  • Westie Side Story
  • Hank's Unmentionable Problem
  • Shins of the Father
  • Peggy the Boggle Champ

Disc 3:

  • Keeping Up With Our Joneses
  • Plastic White Female
  • The Company Man
  • King of the Ant Hill

[edit] Bonus features

[edit] Easter eggs

These can be played by finding "easter eggs" (hidden menu options in the DVD).

  • Mower Lessons for Charlie educational film (accessed on disc 1 by selecting the 'Special Features', then 'Commentaries', and pressing left then enter when the main menu option is highlighted)
  • Animated DVD credits presented by Hank Hill (accessed on disc 3's main menu by pressing left then enter when the main menu option is highighted)

[edit] The Complete Second Season

This is the second King of the Hill box set, released on November 11, 2003 with a list price of $49.98. It contains all twenty-two episodes from the second season (1997-1998) spread across four DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and Spanish, and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English and Spanish.

From this set onward, episodes were featured in airdate order.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1:

  • How To Fire A Rifle Without Really Trying
  • Texas City Twister
  • The Arrowhead
  • Hilloween
  • Jumpin' Crack Bass
  • Husky Bobby

Disc 2:

  • The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg
  • The Son That Got Away
  • Bobby Slam
  • The Unbearable Blindness of Laying
  • Meet the Manger Babies

Disc 3:

  • Snow Job
  • I Remember Mono
  • Three Days of the Kahndo
  • Traffic Jam
  • Hank's Dirty Laundry

Disc 4:'

  • The Final Shinsult
  • Leanne's Saga
  • Junkie Business
  • Life In The Fast Lane, Bobby's Saga
  • Peggy's Turtle Song
  • Propane Boom (pt. 1)

[edit] Bonus features

[edit] Easter eggs

These can be played by finding "easter eggs" (hidden menu options in the DVD).

  • Los Dias y Las Noches De Monsignor Martinez montage of clips (accessed on disc 1 by selecting the language selection menu, then highlighting episode selection, then pressing right twice to reveal the silhouette of a TV, which should be selected to view the montage)
  • Boomhauer montage (accessed on disc 4's special features menu by highlighting main menu and pressing up to reveal a B on Boomhauer's short, which should be selected to view the montage)

[edit] The Complete Third Season

This is the third King of the Hill box set, released on December 28, 2004 with a list price of $39.98. It contains all twenty-five episodes from the third season (1998-1999) spread across three DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer).

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and Spanish, and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English and Spanish.

After a four-month gap between seasons 1 and 2, this set was not released until 13 months after season two's release, in December 2004, after being initailly scheduled for spring of that year. This delay is thought to be due to issues relating to music rights, perhaps explaining this set's (and future sets') complete lack of bonus features and conversion to double-sided discs.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1/Side A:

  • Death Of A Propane Salesman (pt. 2)
  • And They Call It Bobby Love
  • Peggy's Headache
  • Pregnant Paws
  • Next of Shin

Disc 1/Side B:

  • Peggy Pageant Fever
  • Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men
  • Good Hill Hunting
  • Pretty, Pretty Dresses

Disc 2/Side A:

  • A Fire-fighting We Will Go
  • To Spank, With Love
  • Three Coaches and a Bobby
  • De-Kahnstructing Henry

Disc 2/Side B:

  • The Wedding Of Bobby Hill
  • Sleight Of Hank
  • Jon Vitti Presents: 'Return to La Grunta'
  • Escape From Party Island

Disc 3/Side A:

  • Love Hurts.. And So Does Art
  • Hank's Cowboy Movie
  • Dog Dale Afternoon
  • Revenge of the Lutefisk

Disc 3/Side B

  • Death and Texas
  • Wings of the Dope
  • Take Me Out Of The Ball Game
  • As Old As The Hills (pt. 1)

[edit] The Complete Fourth Season

This is the fourth King of the Hill box set, released on May 3, 2005 with a list price of $39.98. It contains all twenty-four episodes from the fourth season (1999-2000) spread across three DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer).

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and Spanish, and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English and Spanish.

This set was released a mere five months after season 3.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1/Side A:

  • Peggy Hill: Decline and Fall (pt. 2)
  • Cotton's Plot
  • Bills Are Made To Be Broken
  • Little Horrors Of Shop

Disc 1/Side B:

  • Aisle 8A
  • A Beer Can Named Desire
  • The Hank's Giving Episode
  • Not In My Back-Hoe

Disc 2/Side A:

  • To Kill A Ladybird
  • Hillennium
  • Old Glory
  • Rodeo Days

Disc 2/Side B:

  • Hanky Panky (pt. 1)
  • High Anxiety (pt. 2)
  • Naked Ambition
  • Movin' On Up

Disc 3/Side A:

  • Bill of Sales
  • Won't You Pimai Neighbor?
  • Hank's Bad Hair Day
  • Meet the Propaniacs

Disc 3/Side B

  • Nancy Boys
  • Flush with Power
  • Transnational Amusements Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet
  • Peggy's Fan Fair


[edit] The Complete Fifth Season

This is the fifth King of the Hill box set, released on November 22, 2005 with a list price of $39.98. It contains all twenty episodes from the fifth season (2000-2001) spread across two DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer) and one DVD-5 (single-sided, single layer).

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and Spanish, and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English and Spanish.

This set was released six months after season 4; once again devoid of extra features.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1/Side A:

  • The Perils of Polling
  • The Buck Stops Here
  • I Don't Want To Wait..
  • Spin the Choice

Disc 1/Side B:

  • Peggy Makes the Big Leagues
  • When Cotton Comes Marching Home
  • What Makes Bobby Run?
  • 'Twas The Nut Before Christmas

Disc 2/Side A:

  • Chasing Bobby
  • Yankee Hankie
  • Hank and the Great Glass Elevator
  • Now Who's the Dummy?

Disc 2/Side B:

  • Ho Yeah!
  • The Exterminator
  • Luanne Virgin 2.0
  • Hank's Choice

Disc 3:

  • It's Not Easy Being Green
  • The Trouble With Gribbles
  • Hank's Back Story
  • Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story

[edit] The Complete Sixth Season

This is the sixth King of the Hill box set, released on May 2, 2006 with a list price of $39.98. It contains all twenty-two episodes from the sixth season (2001-2002) spread across three DVD-10s (double-sided, single layer)).

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and Spanish, and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English and Spanish.

This set was released six months after season 5.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1/Side A

  • Bobby Goes Nuts
  • Soldier of Misfortune
  • Lupe's Revenge
  • The Father, the Son, and the J.C.

Disc 1/Side B

  • Father of the Bribe
  • I'm With Cupid
  • Torch Song Hillogy
  • Joust Like A Woman

Disc 2/Side A

  • The Bluegrass Is Always Greener
  • The Substitute Spanish Prisoner
  • Unfortunate Son
  • Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret Hill

Disc 2/Side B

  • Tankin' It To The Streets
  • Of Mice and Little Green Men
  • Man Without a Country Club
  • Beer and Loathing

Disc 3/Side A

  • Fun With Jane and Jane
  • My Own Private Rodeo
  • Sug Night

Disc 3/Side B

  • Dang Ol' Love
  • Returning Japanese (pt. 1)
  • Returning Japanese (pt. 2)

[edit] Future complete seasons

[edit] The Complete Seventh Season

A tag in the 6th season boxset announced a release date for Season 7, which was set to be released in October 2006. As of December 5, 2006 there is still no release and no pre-ordering on amazon.com for a future release date. Fox Media is silent on the issue.

[edit] The Complete Seasons 8-10

There has as yet been no detail on a release schedule for seasons eight to ten on DVD.

[edit] Region 2

[edit] The Complete First Season

This is the first King of the Hill box set, released on March 13, 2006 with a list price of £24.99. It contains all thirteen episodes from the first season (1997) spread across three DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English, and is presented in full-frame, with optional subtitles in English. Additional languages are, as yet, to be confirmed.

This set is the only one to present the episodes in production order; seasons 2 and onward are issued in airdate order.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1:

  • Pilot
  • Square Peg
  • The Order of the Straight Arrow
  • Luanne's Saga
  • Hank's Got the Willies

Disc 2:

  • Westie Side Story
  • Hank's Unmentionable Problem
  • Shins of the Father
  • Peggy the Boggle Champ

Disc 3:

  • Keeping Up With Our Joneses
  • Plastic White Female
  • The Company Man
  • King of the Ant Hill

[edit] Bonus features

[edit] Easter eggs

These can be played by finding "easter eggs" (hidden menu options in the DVD).

  • Mower Lessons for Charlie educational film (accessed on disc 1 by selecting the 'Special Features', then 'Commentaries', and pressing left then enter when the main menu option is highlighted)
  • Animated DVD credits presented by Hank Hill (accessed on disc 3's main menu by pressing left then enter when the main menu option is highighted)

[edit] The Complete Second Season

This is the second King of the Hill box set, released alongside season 1 on March 13, 2006 with a list price of £24.99. It contains all twenty-two episodes from the second season (1997-1998) spread across four DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer).

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and is presented in full-frame, with optional closed captions and subtitles in English. Additional languages are, as yet, to be confirmed.

From this set onward, episodes were featured in airdate order.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1:

  • How To Fire A Rifle Without Really Trying
  • Texas City Twister
  • The Arrowhead
  • Hilloween
  • Jumpin' Crack Bass
  • Husky Bobby

Disc 2:

  • The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg
  • The Son That Got Away
  • Bobby Slam
  • The Unbearable Blindness of Laying
  • Meet the Manger Babies

Disc 3:

  • Snow Job
  • I Remember Mono
  • Three Days of the Kahndo
  • Traffic Jam
  • Hank's Dirty Laundry

Disc 4:

  • The Final Shinsult
  • Leanne's Saga
  • Junkie Business
  • Life In The Fast Lane, Bobby's Saga
  • Peggy's Turtle Song
  • Propane Boom (pt. 1)

[edit] Bonus features

[edit] Easter eggs

These can be played by finding "easter eggs" (hidden menu options in the DVD).

  • Los Dias y Las Noches De Monsignor Martinez montage of clips (accessed on disc 1 by selecting the language selection menu, then highlighting episode selection, then pressing right twice to reveal the silhouette of a TV, which should be selected to view the montage)
  • Boomhauer montage (accessed on disc 4's special features menu by highlighting main menu and pressing up to reveal a B on Boomhauer's short, which should be selected to view the montage)

[edit] The Complete Third Season

This is the third King of the Hill box set, which was released on August 28, 2006 at a standard retail price of £19.99. It contains all twenty-five episodes from the third season (1998-1999) spread across four DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer). The Australian release on is also spread across four discs.

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and subtitles. This is the only language available.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1:

  • Death Of A Propane Salesman (pt. 2)
  • And They Call It Bobby Love
  • Peggy's Headache
  • Pregnant Paws
  • Next of Shin
  • Peggy Pageant Fever

Disc 2:

  • Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men
  • Good Hill Hunting
  • Pretty, Pretty Dresses
  • A Fire-fighting We Will Go
  • To Spank, With Love
  • Three Coaches and a Bobby

Disc 3:

  • De-Kahnstructing Henry
  • The Wedding Of Bobby Hill
  • Sleight Of Hank
  • Jon Vitti Presents: 'Return to La Grunta'
  • Escape From Party Island
  • Love Hurts.. And So Does Art


Disc 4:

  • Hank's Cowboy Movie
  • Dog Dale Afternoon
  • Revenge of the Lutefisk
  • Death and Texas
  • Wings of the Dope
  • Take Me Out Of The Ball Game
  • As Old As The Hills (pt. 1)

[edit] The Complete Fourth Season

This is the fourth King of the Hill box set, which is set to be released on January 15, 2007 at a standard retail price of £19.99. It contains all twenty-four episodes from the fourth season (1999-2000) spread across four DVD-9s (single-sided, dual layer). The Australian release will also be spread across four discs.

The set features Dolby Surround 2.0 audio in English and subtitles. Like season 3, this will most likely be the only language available.

[edit] Episodes

Disc 1:

  • Peggy Hill: The Decline And Fall (pt. 2)
  • Cotton's Plot
  • Bills Are Made To Be Broken
  • Little Shop Of Horrors
  • Aisle 8A
  • A Beer Can Named Desire


Disc 2:

  • Happy Hank's Giving
  • Not In My Back Hoe
  • To Kill A Ladybird
  • Hillennium
  • Old Glory
  • Rodeo Days


Disc 3:

  • Hanky Panky: Part 1
  • High Anxiety: Part 2
  • Naked Ambition
  • Movin' On Up
  • Bill Of Sales
  • Won't You Pimai Neighbour

Disc 4:

  • Hank's Bad Hair Day
  • Meet The Propaniacs
  • Nancy's Boys
  • Flush With Power
  • Transnational Amusements Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet
  • Peggy's Fan Fair


King of the Hill
Characters
Hills and Platter: Hank | Peggy | Bobby | Luanne Platter | Cotton | Tilly | Ladybird
Gribbles: Dale | Joseph | Nancy
Souphanousinphones: Kahn | Minh | Connie
Other characters: Boomhauer | Bill | John Redcorn | M. F. Thatherton | Chuck Mangione | Monsignor Martinez
Other
Miscellaneous: Alamo Beer | Manger Babies | Mega Lo Mart | Strickland Propane
Media: King of the Hill DVDs | List of King of the Hill episodes
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